The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-08-24
Observers Observations.

Spring chickens have commenced To adorn
our tables in very fine shape.
Uncle Tommy Galligan who has been of
his feed SO long is improving.
G. j. Russell, an old ex-vet. has bid adieu
10 Paw Paw and moved To Lawton.
Now is the time to get cheap excursion
tickets on all roads and To all places.
The corn crop is not all a failure, as we
have some good pieces here and there.
Tom Graham has reshingled resided and
is fixing up the old Grout place in good
shape.
Lee district has a bran new resident
preacher of the Methodist persuasion, by the
name of Hoag.
Mrs. G.. II. Cashier, wife of train dispatcher
Cashier, at jackson, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Jim. Galligan.
Sam Holmes begins to think that Uncle
Sam will hardly allow him pension for his
services during the late rebellion.
They had a big dance up at Lie Storms
the other night, TO christen his new house.
There were fifty-six numbers sold.
AL. Sherrod, who moved to Missouri few
years ago, is back to his native heath happy,
contented and more experienced man.
Mrs. Alb. Grout has male chicken that is
blessed with two upper bills. The only APP
propriate name she could give him is Doctor.
Jim. Galhgan has strong attack of the
Kalamazoo fever, and if he can sell or rent
his farm, will make that city his future home.
Miss Annie Whitman went down TO Kala-
mazoo on little visiting and recreation tour,
and while there was placed upon the sick
list.
Miss Nellie Baker, one of our handsome
dress makers who has been out on a visit to
her parents, returned last week to her Cadil-
lac home.
Whit. Reynolds has the job of repanting
the Lee district school house, and George
Lucas, the old duck hunter, is welding the
hog bristles with him.
Bread timber is selling in the market for
only seventy cents a bushel, while johnny
cake material readily brings fifty cents.
Why not raise the latter.
That group of horses that Edison Woodman
brought back with him from France are
worth the time of anyone to look them over,
as they are fine, valuable lot.
Johnny Scott has been among the wilds of
northern Michigan and various other places
looking for home, but is back here and will
occupy the house on the Wicksell place.
Walt Wilson is shipping corn in here by
the car load from Illinois, and retailing il
out for fifty cents a bushel. We don't know
but what he went down TO Egypt and got it.
Miss Louisa Brooks and Miss Minnie
Allen, two of Paw Paws beautiful bellies, were
out to our little country home last week and
made us very nice and pleasant visit. Mrs.
Nj. L. Allen accompanied them.
MIR. julius A. Dean and wife and their
daughter and grand daughter Mrs. Orilla
Kirkland and Jennie, are visiting among the
tall hills, babbling brooks, and beautiful
dairy farms of Delaware county, N Y.
If it cost a gentleman of this city 800 10
have his little five pound, seven. day old
baby baptised. will some mathematician tell
us what would be the probable cost to have
a good job done on Emery Slovenian, pro-
prietor of the Clifton House?
John Beam, who resides in the vicinity of
Breedsville, OF one Of Sam. Orr's farms, was
mp here the other day. told some good war
stories, which he alone can only tell, bought
a female dog of Jim. Galigan, and went
home happy and prosperous man.
Dude Farrow went to the far west few
weeks ago on a recruiting and recreating
tour and, while there, got knocked down by
a brown, bucking, battling broncho he re-
turned home the other day with n black
bruised and battered eye, satisfied with his
Porter home.
Mrs. Mary +. Jones, the walkist, brought
suit few days ago in Judge Mason's court
against Lincoln Reed, claiming that he un-
lawfully detained trunk of great value, to.
witt 500 in goods, chattels and property
of hers, said Mary f. Jones, and claimed
great damages for such detention. II was
tried the other day and the court held that
Mary could not recover, and that Link
was not an unlawful detainer. Mary was
her own attorney.
She lately became widow and the owner
Of very fine Young Wilkes colt that showed
considerable speed. A horseman wanted tc
buy il To make trotter of and offered heI
her price, which she refused, as she claimed
it was very wicked to speed horses and, as
she was a strong Methodist could not coun
tenance such things. But if he would ado
800 more TO her price he might have Dolly
He bought the colt and the old widow is
happy.
He has gray hair, resides at Keelerville anc
is quite frequent attender of the wielder'
of the willows. The other day, at Lawton
during their little affray. a young blood TOLD
him he would belt him if it wasn't for hi,
gray hair. "Never mind the gray hairs" re
piled the Keelervile gentleman, IF yor
wish TO belt, belt away these gray hairs will
! take care of themselves" 1t is said that tn,
Lawton bloods appetite for betting sud
denly failed and Charley was unframed.
An old "vet," living up in Oceana county
got a pension few days ago through Cali
, CAMS war claim agency of about $1,000
, He took $500 of the money and dressed NJ
his young and handsome wife in bon-tol
style, bought house and lot for $500 ant
decided it to her, which she gracefully re
ceived. The next week she sold the hous
and lot for $500 and took another man ant
, went west on recreating tour, which proce
, dure the old "vet" doesn't take kindly TO.
, There was twenty-five entries in Jir
l Lanes class, at Jackson last week, and h
3 got away with only fourth money, finding
pretty hot party. But at Marshal, wit
seventeen competitors he was more success
" full, winning second money and lowering hi
, record, over a poor track, to 2:3194. Tin
Q Hill, his driver, writes that if he had ha